Nationalist Party of Central America

The Nationalist Party was a reactionary political party in the United States of Central America which was active from 1823 to 1840. The party was founded by ultra-conservatives from the Catholic clergy, the criollo elite, and the military, who were vehemently opposed to the liberal promises of abolitionism and free trade, as well as to any thought of secession from the federation. The Nationalists never seized power, even during the 1838-1840 civil war, and they disbanded when the USCA dissolved in 1840.